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| Question | Answer |
| Innuendo | Reference (derogatory): He uses sly innuendos in a bid to tarnish their reputation Synonym [insinuation] |
| Expostulate | To dissuade Synonym [remonstrate] |
| Lacuna | A gap, hiatus: The journal has filled a lacuna in the Middle Eastern Studies |
| Surfeited | cause someone to desire no more of something due to satiation: I am surfeited with shopping |
| Jaded | 1. bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something: meals to tempt the most jaded appetites 2. (informal) physically tired: became jaded |
| Meritorious | Commendable, praiseworthy, laudable: Many years of meritorious service Antonym: Reprehensible |
| Petulant | Easily annoyed by trifles: An overworked parent may be unlikely to indulge the complaints of a petulant child Synonym [testy, waspish, peevish] Antonym: placid, amiable |
| Provincial | 1. Narrow-minded 2. Local Synonym [parochial, insular, naive] Antonym [catholic, cosmopolitan] |
| Umbrage | 1. Offense: She is afraid that they would take umbrage at her criticism 2. Shade cast by trees Synonym [pique] |
| Lurid | Causing shock, horror or revulsion: The posters are sensational and lurid Synonym [ghastly, grisly, baleful] Antonym [wholesome] |
| Unctuous | Excessively smooth or smug: Her constant inquiring about my health seems unctuous Synonym [mealymouthed, servile, fawning] Antonym [gruff] |
| Provenance | Place of origin: .... of Iranian provenance |
| Propriety | Conformity to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour: Behave with utmost propriety, question the propriety |
| Modality | 1. Modal quality: The harmony had a touch of modality 2. Particular method: Modalities of troop withdrawals 3. Forms of sensory perception: Auditory modalities |
| Rentier | Person living on income from property or investments |
| Platitude | A remark with moral content that has been used too often to be interesting: She began uttering liberal platitudes |
| Colloquial | Used in ordinary conversation: The Golden Shield Project, colloquially referred to as the Great Firewall of China, … |
| Risibly | Provoking laughter through being ludicrous: A risible scene |
| Venal | Motivated by susceptibility to corruption: Their generosity had been partly venal. These people are notoriously venal |
| Remonstrate | To make a forcefully reproachful protest: He turned to remonstrate with Tommy. "You don't mean that," she remonstrated |
| Purportedly | Appear to do something falsely: She is not the person she purported to be |
| Prescience | Foreknowledge: In this he shows a great deal of prescience |
| Burlesque | A parody: The same scene can be a wild burlesque or a sinister reality, according to the age at which one reads it |
| Effeteness | No longer capable of effective action: The authority of an effete aristocracy began to dwindle |
| Dispensation | Exemption from rule: She was given special dispensation to play |
| Discomfiture | Feeling unease: Much to the discomfiture of the organisers |
| Discreditable | Tend to bring harm to a reputation: Allegations of discreditable conduct |
| Travesty | False, absurd representation of something: The absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice |
| Incontrovertible | Not able to be denied or disprove: Incontrovertible proof |
| Esoteric | Intended only for a small number of people with specialised knowledge or interest: Esoteric philosophical debates |
| Apoplectic | Overcome with anger: He was apoplectic with rage at the decision |
| Beleaguered | Lay siege to, put in a very difficult situation: The board is supporting the beleaguered director |
| Emancipation | Being set free from political restrictions: The social and political emancipation of women |
| Imprudent | Rash: It would be imprudent to ... |
| Milieu | Social environment: They came from the same aristocratic milieu as … |
| Insinuation | An unpleasant hint of something bad: I've done nothing to deserve your insinuations |
| Slake | Quench or satisfy: To slake the Italian obsession with food |
| Censure | To express extreme disapproval of (formal): The company was heavily censured by inspectors |
| Allay | 1. To put at rest fears or suspicions: The report attempted to allay fears 2. Alleviate hunger or pain: Some stale figs allayed our hunger |
| Squelch | (Informal) Forcefully suppress: Property developers tried to squelch protests |
| Servile | Show excess willingness to please others: Bowing his head in a servile manner |
| Trite | (of an idea) lack in originality due to overuse: This point may seem obvious and trite |
| Banal | So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring: Songs with banal, repeated words |
| Insular | 1. Ignorant or uninterested in others' cultures or ideas: Insular farmers 2. lacking contact with other people: An insular existence |
| Parochial | Having a narrow outlook: Parochial attitudes, Parochial interests |
| Baleful | Threatening harm: Shot a baleful glance, having a harmful effect |
| Perquisite | A benefit which one is entitled to on account of one's position: The First Lady has all the perquisites of stardom |
| Testy | Easily irritated: He is growing rather testy |
| Waspish | Readily expressing anger: He has a waspish tongue |
| Tenuous | Flimsy or weak: A tenuous link between interest rates and investment |
| Caustic | Harsh and scathingly sarcastic: The players were making caustic comments |
| Vindictive | Spiteful: The criticism was both spiteful and personalised |
| Lark | A source of amusement: I only went along for a lark |
| Insolent | Rude and arrogantly lacking respect: She hated the insolent tone of her voice |
| Repast | A meal: A sumptuous repast |
| Ingratiating | Intending to gain favour through flattery: Sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy |
| Irresolute | Hesitant or uncertain: She stood irresolute outside his door |
| Gregarious | Sociable and enjoying the company of others: He was a gregarious man |
| Credulous | Having too great a readiness to believe things: A ceremony staged for credulous tourists |
| Surreptitiously | Keep secret, especially because it would not be approved of: Low wages were supplemented by surreptitious payments from tradesman |
| Ingenuously | Done in an innocent or unworldly way: He eyed her with wide, ingenuous eyes |
| Obstreperous | Unruly and noisy: The boy is obstreperous |
| Scrupulous | 1. Done in a precise way Research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail 2. Done in a way showing moral integrity: She's too scrupulous to have an affair |
| Histrionics | Exaggeratedly dramatic displays of emotion: A histrionic outburst |
| Equanimity | Calmness and composure in difficult situations: She accepted both the good and bad with equanimity |
| Acquiesce | To accept, comply or agree passively: She acquiesced in his decision. |
| Balk | 1. Refuse abruptly: He balked at such a drastic solution 2. Thwart or hinder: He raised every objection he could too balk the plan |
| Auxiliary | Supplementary or additional: Auxiliary airport staff, Auxiliary power source |
| Exult | To be extremely joyful; rejoice: Exulting in her escape, Lisa closed the door behind her |
| Demur | Show reluctance: Normally she would have accepted the challenge, but she demurred |
| Precipitous | 1. Dangerously high or steep: A precipitous drop 2. A sudden worsening of a situation: A precipitous slide in popularity 3. An action done suddenly and without careful consideration: Precipitous intervention |
| Propensity | An inclination to behave in a certain way: his propensity for violence |
| Abase | To humiliate or degrade |
| Acquiesce | To comply |
| Affable | Easy to talk to |
| Amiable | Friendly |
| Irascible | Showing the tendency to be easily angered |
| Amenable | agreeable, compliant |
| Aspersion | Disparaging or derogatory remark |
| Beguile | To cheat, usually through charm |
| Burgeon | To grow/fluorish |
| Capricious | Fickle, impulsive; changing unpredictably |
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